HomeMy WebLinkAbout0 - AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CHARTER UPDATE COMMITTEE AGENDA
Fire Conference Room (Building D)
3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach
Thursday, June 7, 2012
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Committee Members:
Paul Watkins, Chair
David Bahnsen
Paul Glowienke
Jeff Herdman
Suzanne Savary
Joseph Stapleton
Dan Wampole
Non -Voting Council Liaisons:
Council Member Steven Rosansky
Mayor Nancy Gardner (alternate)
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes.
Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Charter
Update Committee n has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers' time limit on agenda or
non -agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a
courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Waive reading of subject minutes, approve as written, and order filed.
• Attachment A: Draft Minutes
This Committee is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Committee's
agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and that the public be allowed to
comment on agenda items before the Committee and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the Committee. The Committee may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per
person.
It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") in all respects. If, as
an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of
Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. If requested, this agenda will be made available
in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Please contact
the City Clerk's Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine
if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3005 or cityclerk @newportbeachca.gov.
V. CHARTER SECTION DISCUSSIONS
• Attachment B: Updated Redline and City Manager Weighted Suggestions with Committee
Recommendations
Actions:
a) Review GREEN Sections: Sections 705, 710, 1101, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1200, 1201, and 1400;
b) Review NEW YELLOW Sections 503 and 611;
c) Review YELLOW Sections 407, 408, 409, 421, and 425; and
d) If time permits, begin review of RED Sections one -by -one.
VI. ADDITIONAL PROVISION(S) TO BE CONSIDERED (NOT YET COUNCIL APPROVED)
• Attachment C: 2010 Information Regarding Charter Section 1110
• Attachment D: 2010 Information Regarding Charter Section 1401
Action:
a) Review potential additional provisions to be considered at the City Council meeting of June 12,
2012: Sections 1102, 1103, 1110, 1401, and 1106.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes.
Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The Charter
Update Committee has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers' time limit on agenda or non -
agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy,
please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT — Adjourn to Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. in the Friends Room at
the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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